Introduction
"Slavery in an undeniable part of our past as Americans. We have long wished to understand how our nation, a nation that promotes equality, freedom, and justice could have such a dark period in our history. " Often times people believe that slavery is over, but is it really?
The goal of this WebQuest is to discover how slavery impacts our modern society and how it compares to the slavery of the 1600s to 1800s.
Task
You're a journalist for the United States Daily, a newspaper that is sold across the United States. As a journalist, you are to create an informative newspaper article* for your newspaper's website on how slavery impacts our modern society and how it compares to the slavery of the 1600s to 1800s.
*We will have a mini-lesson on writing a newspaper article to ensure everyone can meet the expectations for the newspaper article.
Process
1. Jounalists must research and effectively compile facts to reliably report to their audience. Use the following links to lead you to sources. Your article must include at least 4 different sources. If 4 sources does not provide you with the information you need, use more sources. Complete all research before beginning your article. There will be a mini-lesson on writing newspaper articles to ensure you can meet the expectations.
Go to easybib.com and create a project entitled "Modern Day Slavery". Any sources you use should be cited and saved under this particular project. You will want to provide your sources in the end to ensure that your journalistic piece of work is proven with sources.
2. As you read through the sources, create two column notes based on the outline we have discussed in class. Your notes and the textbook also count as sources.
The History Channel: Slavery in America (articles, videos, speeches)
Human Trafficking: Modern-Day Slavery in America
UN-ACT: United Nations Action for Cooperation against Trafficking in Persons
UNOCD: United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
Sustainable Approach to Combating Human Trafficking
National Geographic Magazine: 21st Century Slaves
Evaluation
Two-Column Notes Rubric
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Heading |
All sections are complete and legible. |
All but one section is complete and legible. |
Most sections are complete. Writing is illegible in one or two areas. |
Sections are missing or illegible. |
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Right-Side Notes |
Notes are detailed and address all key ideas from the reading. Notes are legible and easy to interpret. |
Notes include some details that address key ideas from the reading. Generally legible and can be interpreted. |
Notes are missing key ideas from the reading. Notes may be illegible or too brief. Difficult to interpret. |
Notes lack clarity and do not accurately support the main ideas. |
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Left Side Notes |
This section includes many colorful main ideas that are complete and accurate. It is legible. |
This section includes several main ideas that are mostly complete. Most main ideas are important. Generally legible. |
This section is somewhat complete. Includes one or two main ideas. Contains portions that are not complete, or are illegible. |
This section is minimally complete. Misses the main idea. Ideas are not complete, parts are illegible. |
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Summary |
Two to three sentences that summarize the main ideas of the text. |
One to two sentences that somewhat summarizes main ideas. |
One sentence that somewhat summarizes the main ideas. |
Summary is nonexistent or not on topic or completely illegible. |
News Article Rubric
Newspaper Basics: 15 points
Headline communicates main idea of story (5 points)
Has a byline (name of author) (5)
Dateline includes date and place (5)
Organization, Style, and Content: 55 points
Lead catches the reader’s attention and makes the reader want to keep on reading (5)
First paragraph following the lead gives the most important information: who, what, where, when, why, how (9)
Rest of article gives sufficient and appropriate information, including lots of specific details (10)
Includes at least 2 pertinent quotations (6)
Relates to the essential question (10)
Is written in the third person (5)
Is easy to read and understand, and uses appropriate and engaging vocabulary (10)
Format: 30 points
Is at least 250 words long (10)
Demonstrates correct punctuation: especially no run-on sentences! (7)
Capitalization is correct: beginning of sentences, proper nouns (7)
Spelling is correct (6)
TOTAL: 100 points
Conclusion
[video:http://youtu.be/LPv97D-KPIA]